How to Add Custom Icons

Mattdim805 · January 2015

I am building an insurance website, but the pre-loaded icons aren't suitable enough for all of the different types of insurance being offered on the site.

How can I upload custom vector icons to my theme so I can use those instead with the icon box feature within the Muffin Builder?

Best Regards,

Matt

Albert · January 2015

Hi Matt,

unfortunately we do not have possibility to upload own icons. Instead you can use images that looks as icons.

Thanks for understanding!

artline_projects · January 2015

Do you mean there is no any way to use custom icons? What if we generate a custom icon font and upload it to the theme fonts directory?

Mattdim805 · January 2015

Using images doesn't provide for the same user experience though, as the highlighting of the icon when hovering over it disappears. Will this be offered in the future?

Albert · January 2015

@Mattdim805 We'll consider this feature while future updates.

@artline_projects You can try to do it but we think that this won't work.

artline_projects · January 2015

You are right, that does not. A little bit of frustration. Hope you will find it possible to add a custom icons option in the nearest future. It is a nice and very useful feature. It saves the integrity of the design and gives a buyer a needed flexibility to adapt the theme to his/her business. Using images is not a perfect substitute.
And do you think it might help if we generate a custom icon font of our own, name it mfn-icons and replace your files with it?

Mattdim805 · January 2015

I agree with artline_projects 100%. The icons are a pivotal part of my themes design and I'm not able to customize it to suit my needs. I'm left with using icons I hope somewhat resemble the linked to landing pages.

Albert · January 2015

@artline_projects You can try this but we can't guarantee anything as we did not tested it before.

artline_projects · January 2015

We will check if it works and let you know. At the same time I wonder if any of the theme interface elements use any of the icons that are in your icon font? For example, interface elements in the admin panel. I am a little bit cautious to change an icon set since the absence of some icons with their unique names can (as we suppose) brake the theme interface. If that is the case can you specify the icon set you use in the theme and if it is available at Fontello?

Albert · January 2015

@artline_projects All icons from muffin interface are images and has been made by us. We do not use any special set for that.

artline_projects · January 2015

Do you mean that a menu icon on the mobile header and a search icon on the left of the main menu (and the like) are images as well and are not derived from mfn-icons font?

Albert · January 2015

No, those are icons. You asked about "Muffin interface" so we thought that you mean icons that are in Muffin Builder and whole back-end. But if you want to know what icons we have included into theme, then look at http://themes.muffingroup.com/betheme/shortcodes/typography#icons please.

artline_projects · January 2015

Yes, I see. I thought you might specify a subset since many subsets have the same looking icons but name them differently.
Looks like many of the icons you use can be found here http://fontello.com/ but, please, specify a subset/subsets used.

Albert · January 2015

There is not subset because we use icons from different sets.

artline_projects · January 2015

Ok, understood. Looks like we have to use all sets at Fontello in order not to miss anything. It's a pity you find it difficult to tell us the sets you have put in the theme. Obviously, you have reasons for that.

FestoonMedia · January 2015

Yes.. am another BeTheme buyer asking for the custom icon upload option! BeTheme will it BePossible ?

Looking forward to this update. I *think* this is a simple request but which will have great impact for the improvement of the already good theme!!

Albert · January 2015

@FestoonMedia As we wrote about, we'll consider this option of course

FestoonMedia · January 2015

8-> looking forward to it! Don't only consider... Just Do It - Nike

Albert · January 2015

Yeah, but even Nike need time to make a new model of shoes

This is how it works on our side as well.

garciajm · March 2015

I'm waiting for this too, thanks!

ilyanam · July 2015

Yes, it would be very useful.

I' waiting for this too, thanks.

felixcarver · October 2015

Custom Icons + 1!

Mmike2 · October 2015

Need custom icons too!

AnitaP · November 2015

Yeah, custom icons would be nice!

TravisBennett · November 2015

How are you guys going with this? I'd also love to be able to add custom icons.

Albert · November 2015

@TravisBennett We are nowhere yet. We were trying to add this feature with previous update but there is no easy way to do this. Including custom icons requires modifications in theme files and that's why it couldn't be done as easy as uploading custom fonts. So, unfortunately we do not have any good and easy solution for that so far.

kpdurand · November 2015

Another +1 for custom icons.

dasser · December 2015

custom icons + 1, totally agree the ability to switch to a different set is much needed.

bobrien9 · March 2016

+1 for custom icons

Megamack · March 2016

+1 for custom icons.

peichert · March 2016

+1 for custom icons...

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